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GBCI EUROPE CIRCLE

Europe’s LEED community reunion

CIRCLE is an annual gathering for people shaping the built environment – owners, investors, designers, engineers, consultants, and innovators.
An energetic mix of familiar faces, new collaborators, and the ideas that matter next, CIRCLE is rooted in LEED, but not limited to it.
Part retreat, part conference, CIRCLE is a high-trust space to connect, learn, and find inspiration.

CIRCLE 2026 in Milan: "Forging Resilience"

Resilience is moving from a nice-to-have to a hard requirement: what can still be insured, financed, operated, and defended as climate stress increases and policy tightens. In Milan, we’ll connect the dots between climate risk and insurance, sustainable finance, decarbonization and innovation, and data + AI
with a clear focus on what changes real decisions in projects, cities, and portfolios.

Beyond the main day, you can choose to join one of our deep-dive workshops: LEED v5 (BD+C/ID+C updates, O+M/Arc and recertification), LEED v5 alignment with the EU Taxonomy, LEED for Communities (including Porta Nuova best practice), and portfolio performance with GRESB, Arc, and PERFORM.

The event is rounded out with our included tours, which allow you to explore “resilience in practice” in this amazing city.
From future-ready campus design in Milan’s innovation district (MIND), to Olympic-led neighborhood regeneration (Village + Symbiosis), to district-scale sustainability and governance (Porta Nuova / LEED for Communities), and a “LEED in luxury” city walk – where flagship retail and heritage spaces show what high-performance looks like when the user experience has to stay pristine.

Tours and Workshops have limited capacities on a first come, first serve basis.

Learn more on the program page.